(582 BCE – 496 BCE) an Ionian mathematician and philosopher, known best for formulating the Pythagorean theorem.

Greek philosopher who founded a school in southern Italy that sought to discover the mathematical principles of reality through the study of musical harmony and geometry. The Pythagorean theorem is ascribed to him.

Greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theorem; considered to be the first true mathematician (circa 580-500 BC)

c.582-c. 507 BC The only western world entity who ever was made a Brahman. He traveled into Nepal and China. In Egypt he sat at the foot of the temples of Memphis, Isis and Osiris asking for initiation. After six years he was finally allo

Greek 569-470 B.C., studied in Egypt. Left nothing in writing but is supposed to said that the Earth, Moon and planets and fixed stars revolved round the Sun. Copernicus in the sixteenth century claimed him as the originator of the system which he revived.

Pythagoras is a prominent lunar impact crater located near the northwestern lunar limb. It lies just to the northwest of the somewhat larger Babbage crater. The crater has an oval appearance due to the oblique viewing angle.

Pythagoras made influential contributions to philosophy and religious teaching in the late 6th century BC in Greece. He believed that everything was related to mathematics, and thought that everything could be predicted and measured in rhythmic patterns or cycles.